What is Investors in People?
Investors in People is the most successful framework for business improvement through people in the UK. It is used by more than 30,000 organisations in over 50 countries – from start-ups with two people to major players employing hundreds of thousands.

Our mission
The UK’s leading people management standard, Investors in People provides a simple and flexible framework helping thousands organisations of all sizes and sectors to improve their business performance.

Our approach
The Investors in People framework offers a wealth of opportunity to deliver the results you need to improve productivity and take your organisation further. Whether you are planning for growth or facing turbulent times Investors in People can steer you to success.

Our framework is versatile, flexible, non-prescriptive and outcome-based. We recognise that every organisation is different and therefore need to reach their end goals in their own way.

Some businesses have used the framework to implement a new strategy, others to manage change. How you work with Investors in People can be as individual as the thousands of organisations who work with us.

How it all began
Born out of the recession of the early 1990s, Investors in People was launched to produce a framework which would help organisations become more effective by developing and harnessing the skills of their people to achieve the organisation’s goals.  For many organisations this was a transformative experience driving them forward to enjoy greater success. Almost 3,000 organisations have maintained their Investor in People status for ten years or more.